Smyrna times., 1887-11-16
-, and State Items.

=. EDITORIAL writer FIanA HOn'
br II; !. the ,be fourth editor the Era has
w. :. Rros of Wilmington, are can
teIl' ,be State for their State Diirec-
'a'su ,S-bicb they expect to issue about
i I,3uary lst, next.
'- -, delaware Baptist Union will
LIZ u ia ninth annual meeting at Rid
aoll p ,uJ on Monday and Tuesday,
yl;ss,smber q and y.
- Herbert. of New Castle, has
hsu a,35nointed to a position in the
9een 1s States fish commission and has
lll a.'s5 for duty at Washington.
-. stated that julien Janvier of
~, II SsstIe arelative of Mrs. George
;S,T;0 v,tC has purchased the Capitol
alaT3 property paying $4,000 therefor.
p;,bon Foss will preside at the next
p''1' Session of the Wilmington Con-
. sH.uas which meets at the Union NJ.
: S'I Church in Wilmington on the Dist
ofMarch.
n. 1owenkein. of Philadelphia, has
mo-. -a the Cedar Beach Hotel as
O 'ipn,Dsrance house. This hotel was re-
Ssed a license by the Sussex county
court two weeks ago.
* per day extra to the Judges acts
NE a charm. They sit patiently and
II. Divs counsel all the rope they desire.
Itbree.weeks term in this county has
not beeu held before for many years, if
eyer.-Sentinet.
N O. Benjamin, station agent at
Doyer depot, lost 5 year old daugh-
Ter By diphtheria yesterday morning,
and son Of r. Kessler of North
S,ote street died also it is claimed, of
tbe same disease.
Howard Hopkins of Hartford county
ma. and Miss Mary Clements of Queen
Anns's county, Nd, were married at
he home Of the brides mother in
Camden by the Rev. Mr.. Sanders of
MilHngtOn, Md, on the 10th instant.
AG. Douglas, of St. Louis, has just
sent to the Farmers Bank of Whining
Ton. Del. for redemption, a s. note,
which the bank issued in 1918, seven
ty.four years ago. The note is well
preserved and without doubt genuine.
Sunday was a great day in the NJ.
E. church at Middletown. About 100
converts, the result of last winters
revival services, were admitted into
the church. The Rev. R. H. Adams
preached a very interesting and affect
ing sermon in the morning.
Miss Anna H. Patterson, daughter OF
Dr. James V. Patterson, and Mr.. Ian
ireth L. Layton, of Georgetown, were
married at the residence Of the brides
father in Germantown, Pa, on Thurs
day morning at $50 o'clock, by the
gOOm's uncle, Rev. John L. McKim.
A very fashionable colored church
wedding is to take place in Dover on
Thanksgiving afternoon in which the
bride will be dressed in white satin
We understand that she declines tC
receive any presents unless they are oil
gold, silver or jewels. Verify, de
world do move. The Inder.
The fact that the Election Commits
sOners Of Wilmington, have appointed
two Democrats, both of whom are wei
known as active party workers, t
make canvass Of the voters of this
city, is almost enough to make peopl,
believe that the Commission is some
what partisan, Notwithstanding the fac
that it was declared nOn-partisan whel
twas created by the Legislature.-Re
publican.
The following jurors for BlackbirC
and AppOqninimink hundreds hav,
been summoned for the Court at VIII
nlngtOn on the three different panels
Baekblrd-Lewis A. Wright, John
Carpenter, Jr., George W. Mattiford
James B. Moore, John r. HobsOu
Ihomas Lavender and John Deakyne
Observation-Disclosures E. Skeggs
samuel Peachy, Robert L. Trual
James Z. Gears, John w. NaudaiI
nathaniel W. Jones and William H
Thursday count granted the follow
ing uneontested licenses: jefferson
clayton, William Fell, Chas. Smitl
smyrna; W. w. WhitIOck, CLAYTON
y; A MillingtOn, A. B. Richardson
SlafEe & Mcdaniel (druggists), Dove
Nenemlah Jacobs, Hartly. In til
e4ses OF LOwery at Milford and jaime
eG1efneld at Harrington, again
su9m strong circumstances had bee
alsd, the Court took the paper to loo
i-'o the cases, and the two AssOcia
justices oyerruled the Chief Justi,
'Oa granted licenses.
BURGLARS IN A POsT OFFICE. TT
gys1 once in Kenton was broken into {
thursday night and relieved of VIII,
suah change was in the drawe
SSInVunung to only about two or thr
uOllars. The thieves broke into II
'~ia.esei%right shop and procured a CHS
W., ~..n winch they pried the lock of Il
a.. ounce. The stamps on han
t.-Su1ung to about SIS, were not di
l9ea: Several letters were open,
o.s lsit IN the Office on the floor. T.
lly known letters missing were abo
Ka aU4en misslves, addressed to " x.
tsuIeon, DEL" These mysterious !,
w ~ logan accommodating here about
eIa;- .u ago, aud none have ever be
t5 ,-'ulsa or called for. Since thew a
H. Olly ones taken it is supposed tn
49, contain some secret business
Hss,9 70 the work of the thieves
49, .ne oihce was broken into for I
purpose OF obtaining these lette
kas: N were mailed on different dat
pbia ~. "ihm1llngtOn, Newark, Philad
S,, IAAKlNe PosITIoNs.-A writer of {
sanIaty Star in discussing Senaf
saw. Us firm stand for a convent
H. DIR. WolcOttt who jumped
sapII convention when he saw that
ka,j1surys were against It has alrea
anoiSa- ~ DIS horns by claiming d
conv conn., election must be held befor
DOM, u an can be called. He sees,
CONT. CONT, eliat the convention people y
eIec,oo1i the three State Senators to
BE- 49, next year, but he knows d
bv ~ ~ sueieat call for a convent
SEM, n,s friends among the holding o.
witS a' u and this knowledge coup
the H Tug reasonable expectation I
him ~ will be against him, has
bis ~, the defensive. He will n
ersioo.es In reserve, demanding anC
bis o,scaon, aud by this demand "a
Went tponents in the Legislature !
him NJ call convention to come
Unite ni tne proposition that &
Sesss,. eject him to the United 81
prac; .s ana pass the call. He will I
lousy unbend, allow the cali
inDto ana succeed " Unclen iii at w,
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